Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean" Co-Star Xenia Deli Wasn't a Fan of His Before the Video, but She Sure Is Now

It's been a big few days for the Biebs. After counting down for what seemed like a million years for the "What Do You Mean" video, it finally dropped after the VMAs. The video is insanely hot, featuring a Calvin Klein-clad Justin all up on gorgeous Russian model Xenia Deli. Not even 24 hours after the video release, Deli told Cosmopolitan.com what it was like to push (and kiss) Justin, how he treated everyone on set, and — most importantly — what his hair really feels like.

What a big weekend you've had!Yeah, it's been pretty hard waiting for the music video to come out.

When did you guys shoot the video?Around two weeks ago. We shot for two days. The first day's location was at a motel in West Hollywood and the second day, we were shooting in a huge studio.

Did you audition for the role?Yes, I got an audition for the role through my agency; they sent it to me. It was pretty hard because at the audition, they were asking us to act, not just model. They were pulling out from us different kinds of emotions and there were a lot of people in the room. It was, like, 10 girls and they wanted to see how happy we could be, how sad we could be, seductiveness ... all those things.

Did you know what you were auditioning for or was it a secret?No, it was a secret, but after we got the audition, a producer told us it was going to be a Justin Bieber music video. The first time I met him was actually on the first day of the shoot.

And what was it like to meet him that first time?I was a little bit nervous because I was thinking, He probably acts like a star, but actually he's so nice. He's so down-to-earth and he's respectful to all the people around him. It was so easy. He made my job so easy.

Tell me about what shooting that first scene was actually like.The first scene was actually lying on the bed and we were lying there for a pretty long time. When we start kissing, we started pushing each other. It wasn't hard, I think, because we knew that this is our job and this is what we should do.

So it wasn't hard to kiss Justin Bieber?Sorry?

I'm just kidding.[Laughs.]

In a lot of music videos, the kissing doesn't feel real, but when you guys kissed, it did. Why do you think the kiss was so believable?Maybe because he is not only a good singer, he's also a good actor. The same with me — maybe I'm not only a good model, but I'm also a good actress!

Did you do your own stunts for the video? Did Justin?This is film magic! Justin was doing that, but I couldn't do that. They used film magic!

How far was that fall?How many feet? It was … I can't even say, I can tell you in meters, it was probably 7 to 10 meters. [Ed. note: That's roughly 23 to 33 feet.]

What did his hair look like up close?His hair? His hair is new hair and I like it a lot. I think it's very stylish and it matches his face.

How did it feel when you touched it? Was it super soft?His hair is actually pretty soft but we had so much going on in our hair, like different products, and it was pretty tough, you know? But the next day when we were coming back to the shoot, our hair was soft again.

His hair? His hair is new hair and I like it a lot. I think it's very stylish and it matches his face.

Have you been a fan of Justin's for a while?Um … no, I haven't because I usually listen to Russian music because I miss home so much, and at least listening to Russian music makes me feel like home. But when I got this job, I started searching for his songs. I like some of them. I like his song "Boyfriend" a lot and of course, right now, my favorite one for all my life is "What Do You Mean."

I bet! Did he actually explain to you the concept behind the video? What did this video mean? No, actually, I haven't asked questions, no. I don't know!

How much of the hot sex stuff was pre-planned? Tell me about shooting those scenes.Where we are together?

Yes.I don't know how many times, but many times. They tried to do different angles so we did it a lot of times.

Did you have natural chemistry with him?Yeah, it came naturally! You can see by the music video, everything is natural!

Which is your favorite of Justin's tattoos?On his neck. I love it.

Agreed. Me too. [Laughs.]

In the not even 24 hours since the video's been out, what kind of Belieber reactions have you gotten online?Of course. Of course. I get very scary messages and comments, but I don't know why people have so much hate in their hearts and they're just hating someone for their job.

Did he warn you that his fans might get a little nuts when the video came out?No! Probably he was worried to worry me about it. Maybe I wouldn't do the music video — I'm just kidding! Some of them are really nice though. Sending me nice messages and writing nice comments.

Have a lot of them asked you if you and Justin are dating?Yes! Of course, I was getting so many messages about it.

Have you responded to any of them?Yes, I was responding from the beginning, but they kept going and sending me more messages, and I just got tired and didn't answer anymore.

What do you have to say about the rumors that you two are dating?Uh, we are not dating, we are just friends. We did a great job together and this is how it ends!

So you guys are still in touch?Yes, yes.

Does he use emojis when he texts?Emojis, no! He doesn't! No!

Have you watched the VMAs?I haven't because I was celebrating my friend's birthday and I was at the restaurant. But I saw the news and I saw this cute moment when he got emotional and this moment tells a lot about how he is. He really has a big heart because I had some conversations with him and I feel that he's very deep person. He's a very spiritual person.

Tell me more about those conversations you had!We were just talking. Sometimes we had conversations about nothing, sometimes about family, and I saw really that he's very attached to his family and his little brother and sister and how much he loves them. It was cute.

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